Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free BALTIMORE — Trying to survive Thursday afternoon on one run was never a good idea for the Mets,

Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run drive in the eighth inning for his first career pinch-hit homer, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Mets 3-1 in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday. Colton Cowser sparked Baltimore's winning rally with a leadoff single,

Interim manager Tony Mansolino pulled the trigger at the right time, and Charlie Morton, Grant Wolfram, and Félix Bautista put together an excellent nine innings.